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So, it's official. Alex has his very first diagnosed ear
infection. I took him to the doctor on Friday because he was
really unhappy and lethargic. Now, he's on antibiotics and back
to getting into trouble. Ahh...the joys of being a parent.

Alex has got a case of the sniffles, leading to some post nasal
drip. For most people this wouldn't be too bad, but it leads to
some coughing fits, which can lead to un-eating, as we experienced last
night. Alex takes the whole deal in stride, going back to being
happy and smiling quite quickly after the episode is over, but
unfortunately it did cause some interuption in his sleep. Here's
hoping that he gets better quickly!

Dan was playing with Alex this evening, and turned him upside down only
to find that Alex is sprouting more teeth! He has one out on the
top, and the one next to it should show itself any day now.
Yesterday, Alex fell against our coffee table, landing on his upper
jaw...we're wondering if that had anything to do with the sudden
appearance of the teeth. His gums were bleeding a bit; perhaps he
sped up the process.

In other news, Alex was weighed today at 19 lbs., 5 oz. Only 11 oz
to go and he can sit facing forward in the car seat! Yeah!
He's crawling like a champ now, and starting this morning, has been
sitting up in his crib when he wakes up. (This is an
accomplishment because it was only last week that he figured out that
he could sit up by himself.) Alex is also "cruising" really
well. He can walk around things like the coffee table, his play
table, and his exersaucer without any problem and has gotten pretty
good at picking things up from the floor without falling over. He
and I have also been visiting more with the other kids (and mothers) in
the neighborhood. It's been a pretty good time lately.

Medically, Alex is doing pretty well these days. He had an upper
GI study on Friday to see how his esophagus looks. We'll get the
results at an appt. tomorrow. A dietician, a nurse, his OT, and I
met today to talk about his feeds. We're going to decrease his
formula a little to make him a little hungrier so that hopefully he'll
take more by mouth. This is all in the effort to get Alex back to
tubeless.